Cultural industries are an important economic sector due to their penchant for innovation and development. In Latin America, this group of activities produces $175 billion. Between 6.1 and 7.3 percent of the world’s Gross Domestic ...
Guyana’s economy shows impressive growth, but now must cope with lower export prices and a weak economic structure. The Co-operative Republic of Guyana, whose economy struggled under the heavy hand of socialist-style governments for decades ...
With the arrival of 4G services, the creation of a nationwide fiber optics network and the entry of new technology competitors, Colombia’s telecommunications industry appears to have everything in its favor for consolidating this year. ...
What’s new on the list of things that best promote competitiveness and development in the region? Experts talk about labor skills, innovation, cities, trade, and entrepreneurship. Over the next 12 months, 20 people from ...
Ricardo Martinelli is leaving office in July with sky-high job approval numbers and a long list of achievements, but also a wake of strong-arm tactics that have given rise to detractors angling for change. During ...
Gustavo Leite, Paraguay’s minister of industry and commerce, highlights the elements that are luring foreign investors to his country. His predictions for 2014. With an economic growth rate of 13 percent in 2013, Paraguay has ...
The consulting industry is growing at double-digit rates in the region, as a result of the profound changes in the corporate environment. What will the leaders in this sector do in 2014 to cash in ...
The Big Ditch is about to get bigger – and busier. Despite a nasty contract dispute this year that provoked work stoppages and cost overruns, a new, larger set of locks on the Panamá Canal ...
Agricultural production in 2014 is set to reach its 13th year of consecutive growth. Exports will probably rise 20 percent, thanks in part to investments in technology and infrastructure. Agricultural production in Perú is set ...
Traditionally, donors had limited information to make difficult giving decisions. New trends in the way social cause organizations measure their impact is now helping donors get more “bang for their buck.” A child’s life in ...